Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy

Name: Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 31, 2006
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 72

2006

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TeleCulture | Release Date: March 31, 2006 | Not Rated

Summary: Originally presented during the Dalai Lama's first visit to the US in 1979, this is an epic documentary of spirituality in exile.

Director: Graham Coleman

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 134 min

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Bill White

Captures both the spirituality and humanity of monastic life. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Recut and reassembled at just a little over two hours, the new version of the film is a staggering and bracing object, stylistically bold and hypnotically captivating. Read full review

Toddy Burton

You don't have to be a student of Buddhism to be entranced by the dreamlike images that form Coleman's intimate portrait of Tibetan monks. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

It's an impressionistic experience rather than a linear one, and the process of surrendering to the images and rhythms of lives lived in simultaneous harmony with the physical and the spiritual is greatly helped by the chants that dominate much of the soundtrack. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

As the monks themselves threaten to nod off, the film's impressive narcotic effect enters the bloodstream-or so it may seem only for the unenlightened like me. Read full review

Kevin Crust

In three parts, the film patiently unwraps the details of daily monastic life. Observation and translation is emphasized over explanation or interpretation. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

You might if you have a strong interest in and at least a general familiarity with Buddhism. If not, the film is a crashing bore, and does little to help the novice understand what the religion is all about. Read full review

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95	#95 Best Movie of 2006

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